Hog-feeder



F. H.-PAGE. HOQFEEDER. APPLICATION FILED NOV-15, l9l9.

1 3 7 991 I Patented Aug. 16, 1921.

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1,387,997. Specification of 'To all u; 7mm it may concern 1 Be it known that I, FRANK HOWARD PAGE,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Y Vaverly, in the county of Bremer and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Hog-Feeder, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to hog feedersand more particularly relates to a feeder inwhich feed devices are arrangedfin connection with. a hopper or the like and adapted to be actuated by the animal for feeding a limited quantity at each operation. 3 y

Another object of'this invention is to provide a feed box with a flapper bar near the bottom in order to prevent animals from playing with the meehanisnn'and-a covering member at the top arranged with means for holding the same against removal while allowing a'partial opening for refilling pur-' p v 5 Inthe accompanying drawing: w

" Figure 1 is a partial side-elevation of a hog feeder embodying the invention, the same being broken away atthe top and bot'- tom for better illustratingtheconstruction,

' thebroken portions being taken on line 11' of Fig; 2. p Fig. 2 is a vertical'sectional view through Fig. 1 on line 22.. U x

.Fig. .3 is a vertical sectional view through Fig. 1 on line 33j 'Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional View through Fig. 2 on line 4-4. i

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 10 indicates a base on which a hopper 11 is mounted, said. hopper preferably tapering from the top toward the bottom at the front and back, and is preferably whenever the hog forces his snout beneath straight at the sides (Fig. 4) whereby the feed may gravitate to the bottom and also whereby a number of the devices may be alined whenever desired. Hopper 11 is provided with a division member 12 at the center for dividing the hopper into substantially two vertical compartments adjacent the bot tom, though it will be evident the outfit may be divided into a greater number of compartments without departing from the spirit of the invention; The two compartments shown in the drawing feed into the four troughs 14, formed of any desired material, as for instance sheet metal bent into proper shape so as to present a curved bottom member 15 and a division member 16. Each 0 the troughs 14 with he r bottom laand Application filed November 15,1919. Serial No. 338,301.

l tt f ei tl Patented Aug ltir, 1921.

division 16 isassociated with feeding rollers 17 and 18 provided with a toothed outer PATENT, QEFICE.

face whereby the feed may be forced through the openings 20 and 21 respectively into the opposite troughs 14. In order to provide a satisfactory like, each of the rollers 17 and 18 is provided with a number of spirally arranged pins 18 which stir the feed and cause .a proper movefeed for ground oats and the ment thereof as the rollers rotate. -A coveringqplate 22v isprovided in front ofeach of the rollers so that the'feed may be forced downwardly through the openings 20 and 21 and at the. same time acts as means for preventing a flow of feedwhen the rollers are not moving. Arranged adjacent each of the openings 20 and 21 is a flapper bar 23 loosely hinged to the plate or board 22 and limited in its downward movement by one or more short pins 24, whereby the hog or other animal may reach beneath the bar and raise the same.

' In order to properly rotate the rollers 17 i i and 18 each roller is provided witha' ratchet wheel 25 (Fig. 3) coi-acting with pawl 26 pivotally' mounted on the bell crank lever 27, which in turn'is mounted at 28 onto the hopper 11. The outer or free end ofjthe walls of the hopper while .the' end carrying,

the arm 29 extends through a suitableslot 32. The end 31'eXtends through an opening' slightly larger than the bar so asto provide a small universal movement, though primarily the movement of the bar '30 is a swinging up and down movement.

By this constructlon and arrangement the rooter bar 30 andraises it, movement will be transmitted to the roller 27 through ratchet wheel 25, pawl 26, bell crank lever 27 and arm 29. Upon each up and down movement of the rooter bar a corresponding movement will be made by the roller so that small quantities of feed are discharged. The hog will naturally root or move the rooter-bar until a supply of feed has been deposited whereupon he will begin to eat and consequently will hold up the flapper bar 23. This will prevent any additional feed from dropping down into trough 14.

It is, of course, evident that the flapper I bar 23 may be omitted and the device will. operate for supplying the feed, but the flapper bar is a desirable attachment as it prevents thehog from working the rooter bar while eating and he must allow the flapper bar to move down before the rooter bar can again operate the ratchet mechanism.

In connection with feeding the material I from the hopper it will be observed that the operation .of the roller.

offset arrangement of the board 22 from the bottom end 33 of the hopper causes said bottom end in connection with theboard 22 to act as a guard to prevent the escape of feed except as the feed is positively fedv by the per '11 and with side members 37 and 38 also resting against the bars 36-, said side membersprojecting below the side walls 39 and 40 of the hopper 11 asshown in Fig. 2. A retaininghookmember 41 is preferably secured to the-central bracing bar 42; saidhook member extending a sufficient distance below the bar 36 to allow an operator to raise one endof the cover 3 sufiicientito ,pass over either the wall 39 or 40 whereby the cover may be slid to one side for approximately half ofthe width of the hopper:

' This will'permit feed to be placed in the cover. 7 r

Itiwill be noted that hopper. from' either side, or permit ready access by person'to either side of the hopper without permitting the removal "of the are arranged to prevent the actuationof the rooter bars 30- while allowingfree access to the feed when the same is in the trough. As specifically in the operation of the device the hog approaches the feeder, works the rooter bar 30 once or'twice then raises the flapper board23 and eats until the feed the flapper bars 23' is gone. He then lets the flapper board 23 drop down, works the rooter bar 30 again and then-begins'to eat the feed and as he does so naturally raises the flapper board 23.

What I claim is:

1. A hog feeder comprising a hopper having a pair of bars at the upper end, a cover for said hopper formed with end members resting on said bars and side members projecting a short distance below the upper edge of the hopper, a pair of hook members connected with the cover and overlapping said bars for preventing the removal of the cover while allowing a limited longitudinal movement thereof, and means arranged at the lower end of the hopper for guiding the feed from the hopper.

2. A hog feeder comprising a hopper for receiving feed, a feed roller arranged adjacent the bottom of the hopper said hopper being formed-with an opening adjacent said roller whereby as the roller rotates the feed will be forced through said opening a ratchet wheel secured to said roller, a pawl for actuating said ratchet wheel and said roller, -means' including o a vibrating bar operated by the hog for actuating said pawl, and a flapper barpivotally mounted on the hopperbelow said vibrating bar whereby it will act as a guard for preventing a hog reaching said vibrating bar while eating.

3. A hog feeder'comprising a hopper forreceiving'feed, a feed roller arranged adjacent the'bottom of said hopper, said hopper being formed with an opening adjacent said feed roller whereby as the feed roller rotates the feed will be forced through said opening, means for rotating said-roller including a vibrating bar, and a flapper bar pivotally mounted on said hopperqin front of said opening beneath .said vibrating bar positioned to swing toward and from said opening whereby the hog is prevented from operating the vibrating bar when eating.

FRANK HOWARD PAGE. 

